DUTCH REFEREE ROB DIEPERINK DIES WEEKS AFTER REMOVAL FROM WORLD CUP OFFICIATING LIST. (PHOTO).
Dutch referee Rob Dieperink dies weeks after removal from World Cup officiating list Dutch referee Rob Dieperink has died at the age of 38, weeks after FIFA removed him from its list of officials for the World Cup. The Dutch Football Association (KNVB) confirmed his death in a statement, saying it was “shocked and deeply saddened” by the news. His cause of death has not been disclosed. Dieperink was arrested in April by the Metropolitan Police in the United Kingdom following a report of an alleged sexual assault involving a teenage boy in London. A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said officers responded on April 9 to a report of sexual assault at an address in Croydon and arrested a man in his 30s on suspicion of the offence. Police later said that after reviewing available evidence, including CCTV footage and digital devices, the investigation had concluded that “the evidential threshold had not been met” and no further action would be taken. Following the investigation, FIFA co...
According to Premium times,the Nigeria Labour Congress,Trade Union Congress,and civil society allies say they will hold a protest on monday against the 45 percent increase in electricity tariffs announced by the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission.The protest will hold monday,February 8,in Abuja and across the nation,the labour groups announced in a statement today thursday.The statement signed by Ayuba Wabba,the NLC president said ''It is a nation wide protest,meaning that the 36 states of the Federation including Abuja will be involved in this action.Our members have been sufficiently mobilized and are ready to go.If you are an electricity consumer and you are not happy with the bills electricity companies serve you every month,you are invited to join this protest rally.Indeed,rather than see reason with Nigerians,the Minister of Power,Works and Housing has been advancing spurious argument in justification''.He said the Abuja rally will start at Labour House,Central Business District at 8:00am before moving to the NERC head office at Adamawa Plaza,Plot 10999,First Avenue,off Shuhu Shagari way,Central Business District.From the NERC office,the rally will roll to the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company at zone .The rally will mobilise from there to the National Assembly.The labour groups said the protest rally became necessary after all effort to make NERC shelve the idea of increase failed.One more photo below.
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